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IPL to start on 19 September in UAE, final slated for 8 November, says Brijesh Patel

Patel said that the Standard Operating Procedure to combat the Covid-19 threat is being prepared and the BCCI will formally write to the Emirates Cricket Board.

Qatar Airways seeks $5 billion from UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Egypt over airspace ban

Qatar Airways has been reporting annual losses since 2018 and doesn’t expect to return to profitability for at least three more years, as the pandemic exacerbated its woes.

UAE sends Hope to Mars in the Arab world’s first mission to the Red Planet

Al Amal, or the Hope orbiter, will reach Mars in February 2021 and is expected to study the planet's atmosphere and create a weather map.

UAE mission extending all cooperation in Kerala gold smuggling probe: MEA

Last week, customs authorities at Thiruvananthapuram airport seized 30 kgs of gold from a diplomatic bag that was addressed to the UAE consulate in Kerala.

Abu Dhabi aims to attract skilled expats by making life cheaper

The twin crisis of cheaper oil and Covid pandemic has forced many foreigners to reconsider their lives in the UAE, of which Abu Dhabi is the capital.

UAE may soon resume flights for Indians with valid work, residency permit

UAE Ambassador Al Banna also said it's India's blanket ban on international flights that is creating problems in flying Indians with valid permits to the gulf country.

Dubai eases air travel restrictions for tourists and residents

UAE has been reporting lower number of Covid-19 cases in the past weeks as the govt continued with programs to sterilise its cities and stepped up testing.

UAE ran covert arms flights to aid Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar: UN report

The flights were operated by a complex network of companies registered in the UAE, Kazakhstan, and the British Virgin Islands to disguise the delivery of military equipment.

Asymptomatic Indians cleared by UAE health authorities to fly back from 7 May: Embassy

In one of India's biggest ever repatriation exercises, 2 special flights will evacuate applicants from Kerala, who form majority of expatriates in UAE.

15,000 Indians stranded abroad to be brought back on ‘compelling grounds’

A total of 64 flights will be operated from 12 countries. Passengers would be charged Rs 50,000 each for London-Delhi flight & Rs 1 lakh from the US.

On Camera

BJP has a problem of plenty in Phase 2. It can only go down from that

BJP’s fate in the second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha election will be decided in Karnataka, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra, where it performed very well in 2019 but faces a stiff competition now.

Kotak Mahindra Bank shares drop 10% after RBI bans it from taking new customers via digital channels

The private lender's shares tumbled to be top Nifty 50 loser after India's central bank barred it from taking on new customers through online and mobile banking channels.

Rafale to Exercise Garuda, a look at Indo-French defence ties as Chief of Defence Staff visits France

Another addition to military cooperation has been the Strategic Space Dialogue, inaugurated in Paris in 2023. Last month, India participated as an observer to France’s AsterX.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.